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Human Ashes Turned Into Diamonds
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Frank
- 1 day ago - whiotv.com
Diamond burial' - a new way to say goodbye to loved ones, keeping them close for eternity. This video is incredible news, all I can say is, wow!
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Solar Eclipse Turns Into Spectacular 'Ring of Fire'
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Frank
- 4 days ago - nydailynews.com
Here is a photo slideshow of the 2012 Solar Eclipse, these are quite spectacular, enjoy!
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Change.Org Has Changed-Petitions
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Dianne Ly
- 10 days ago - change.org
For all care 2 members who are also on Change.org.It has changed and not for the better.There are 4 petitions to change it back that need our attention.If you agree with these,please sign and share;so we can go back to the "old change"Thanx.
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Marked Turtle Found After 47 Years
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Dianne Ly
- 20 days ago - latimes.com
The year 1965 was also when a 13-year-old boy in Pennsylvania found a box turtle, carved his initials and the year into its rock-hard shell, and then let the creature go.
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Aerial Tramway - A Means Of Transport And Social Inclusion
Offbeat  (tags: Venezuela, transport, public transport system, Metrocable, hillsides, poor, dignity, Caracas, inclusion, dream, world )

Naoko
- 27 days ago - ipsnews.net
"It changed our lives" is a sentiment frequently heard from commuters who use Metrocable, the aerial cable car system that connects one of the poor hillside neighborhoods in the Venezuelan capital with the city's piblic transport system.
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VIDEO: Penguin Escapes From Zoo   video
Offbeat  (tags: animals, cute, video, humans, news, interesting, world, wildlife )

Vicky
- 39 days ago - youtube.com
cute informative video
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KOREAN BOGEYMAN FAIL - FKN NEWZ 04/13/12   video
Offbeat  (tags: truth, sarcasm, unusual, crime, news, world, elites, war, deaths, corruption, crime, abuse, lies, dishonesty, government, sadness, society )

Henriette
- 42 days ago - youtube.com
This video spell out TRUTH with a twist of sarcasm! Be warned, there is explicit language so you are made aware, but a must view, a find from my friend Cary V. There are some conspiracy terrorist who dare speak out & this is who brings on positive change
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The Strangest Things You Can Buy Online
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Jae
- 68 days ago - finance.yahoo.com
not just people taking advantage of the Internet's potential as a global flea market who are showing that pretty much anything someone could want -- from the mundane to the bizarre -- can be found online.
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Lakota Freedom Delegation
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Michael
- 78 days ago - finalcall.com
The Lakota have withdrawn from every Treaty it ever signed with the US Govt. They have renounced US Citizenship. They say they will welcome anyone who does the same. We had been told in 72 by a local Rock Band that, ''We are the Indians today.''
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OBAMA IN D.C. DRAG - PASS IT ON!!!
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PinkMindy
- 80 days ago - facebook.com
President Obama's former cross-dressing nanny is under attack in Indonesia, so will he intercede!?!?
34 comments
Dramatic Horse Rescue in Australia
Offbeat  (tags: news, interesting, world, australia, horse, rescuegoodnews, unusual )

Veljko
- 86 days ago - cuteanimals4you.com
Astro the horse was saved after becoming engulfed in a mud 'like quicksand' on a beach in Geelong, south of Melbourne.
12 comments
Arrests Made in US Rhino Horn Smuggling Ring
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Raymond
- 91 days ago - bbc.co.uk
The arrests come after an 18-month-long investigation, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) told the BBC. Rhinos are an endangered species, but their horns are smuggled for buyers who believe they cure cancer.
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Top 8 Longest Place Names In The World
Offbeat  (tags: interesting, world, unusual, odd, travel, place )

Veljko
- 96 days ago - worldsbiggests.com
The world is full of amazing locations and some are simply too good for commonly mundane names. Below is a list of places that have drifted far from the economy of words and have instead hung their hat on sheer length.
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